On the afternoon of Saturday, May 7, 2022, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco accompanied by various Monégasque government officials attended a solemn ceremony of the passage of the Flamme du Soldat Inconnu (Flame of the Unknown Soldier) held at the Monument aux Morts du Cimetière de Monaco.

According to the official website of the Gouvernment Princier de Monaco, today’s solemn ceremony is:

“…a part of the centenary of the Society of Members of the Legion of Honor, a tour of France of the Flame of the Unknown Soldier took place in connection with the commemorations of the centenary of the disappearance of Prince Albert I…”

During today’s ceremony, students from various schools throughout the Principality “…read texts by Prince Albert I and Prince Louis II.”